Deep fields & lensing
Galaxy cluster Abell 2744 with dark matter map
March 26, 2015 · ESA/Hubble · Sculptor
Zoom to full resolution See where it is in the 3D sky Original on ESA/Hubble ↗
This is a NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the galaxy cluster Abell 2744 . Shown in blue on the image is a map of the dark matter found within the cluster. This cluster was part of a study of 72 galaxy cluster collisions which determined that dark matter interacts with other dark matter even less than previously thought.
More Hubble images of Abell 2744
Swimming in SculptorMarch 7, 2016
Hubble Frontier Fields view of Abell 2744October 22, 2015
Abell 2744 and three images of a distant galaxyOctober 16, 2014
One of three magnified images of a distant galaxy (1)October 16, 2014
One of three magnified images of a distant galaxy (2)October 16, 2014
One of three magnified images of a distant galaxy (3)October 16, 2014
Hubble Frontier Fields view of Abell 2744January 7, 2014
X-rays, dark matter and galaxies in cluster Abell 2744June 22, 2011